The TRON Grand Hackathon 2022 SEASON 3

Sponsored • September 19, 2022, 9:00AM EDT
The Block

Geneva, Switzerland / 19 September 2022 / TRON DAO and BitTorrent Chain (BTTC) are excited to announce the details of Season 3 of the TRON Grand Hackathon 2022. Submissions open September 20.  

Our Season 2 Hackathon involved four tracks, 1,800+ participants, 200+ projects, and a $1,000,000 prize pool. In Season 3, we will increase to six tracks and feature a $1,200,000 prize pool.  

The SIX TRACKS are: 

 DeFi 

  • Empowering users everywhere to engage in the global economy by offering convenient and decentralized financial solutions. 
  • Season 2 1st Place Winner: Meson  

GameFi 

  • Enabling the next generation of gaming where immersive entertainment meets play-to-earn blockchain. 
  • Season 2 1st Place Winner: ScoreMilk 

 NFT 

  • Offering companies and brands solutions for fan-engagement with desired utility. 
  • Season 2 1st Place Winner: Umbre 

Web3 

  • Providing the transition from web2 to web3 by introducing useful community tools for DAOs, decentralized socials, and more. 
  • Season 2 1st Place Winner: Kattana 

NEW: Ecosystem (Ethereum Track) 

  • We hope to attract Ethereum (ETH) projects looking to expand their reach by leveraging the BTTC cross-chain bridge solutions (or others) towards the TRON ecosystem.  

NEW: TRON Academy (Mini Hackathon) 

  • We hope to empower next-gen innovation with an IRL (in real life) event designed specifically for students.  
  • This in-person event will be launched as a “mini-hackathon” at a “hacker house” (location to be determined). 

The rewards for the Judges-Voted winners are as follows: 

 For DeFi, GameFi, NFT, and Web3: 

  • 1st - $60,000 
  • 2nd - $50,000 
  • 3rd - $40,000 
  • 4th - $30,000 
  • 5th - $20,000 

 For Ecosystem and Academy: 

  • 1st - $15,000 
  • 2nd - $10,000 
  • 3rd - $9,000 
  • 4th - $8,000 
  • 5th - $7,000 
  • NOTE: Academy Track will also be five “Honorable Mention” winners who will each receive $5,000. 

TRON DAO community members will vote for projects they approve of the most. Rewards for Community-Voted winners are as follows: 

For DeFi, GameFi, NFT, Web3, and Ecosystem: 

  • 1st - $10,000 
  • 2nd - $9,000 
  • 3rd - $8,000 
  • 4th - $7,000 
  • 5th - $6,000 

For Academy: 

  • 1st - $5,000 
  • 2nd - $4,000 
  • 3rd - $3,000